. >> someone that's been on the congressman -- >> paul strauss. >> any candidate seeking to earn the trust of the presidency of the united states has to become engaged with the people of iowa. >> newt gingrich. >> jon huntsman. >> senator joe lieberman. >> senator chuck grassley. >> i can't describe it. it's like going to heaven. >> we need to push back to the rnc. this is the dumb way to do it. at the end of the day brad pitt will be in our debate. >> i think it's important. it's a first contact. >> the nominee gets to pick who their vice president is going to "b" should we be doing? >> >>. >> we have to make sure to do proper screening of syrian refugees before they come to our country. a lot of times you listen to the republican debate and it seems like they live in an either/or world. a an us or them world. the truth of the matter is, syrian refugees, fleeing for their lives, they are fleeing from these barbaric, genocidal murders, the same ones that attack the people of france and same ones that could launch attacks here. we need to be leaders. we need to lead in humanitarian wa

as such i get two senators and a congress person representing me center paul strauss from d.c. tells me those retes get no such representation. 640,000 americans don't have representation because d.c. is not a state. >> 640,000 americans and no representation. you think this is wrong? contact your senator and tell them you believe in d.c. there is a solution. >> welcome back to "roske on politics." here with senator rick santorum. the debate would be more focused on the economy. do you think they reached their goal? >> i know some other folks got into a back and forth, but i -- as i have tried, i try to stay out of that and focus on trying to deliver my message, and the message has been clear. i'll talk about working floor, trying to get people back to work, earn success, and the importance of family and stable, healthy families, as key to the economic growth and stability in our country. 75% of voters are undecided. >> 88% to the des moines registry. >> you had criticism of polling. >> look at the kentucky poll. they had -- had me losing by seven of eight and i won fairly easi

shadow senator, paul strauss. >> has to come and engage with the people of iowa. >> governor mike huckabee. >> the highest ranking democrat in the state of iowa. >> senator joe lieberman. >> senator chuck grassley. >> leist eaten anything other than fried snicker. it's like going to heaven. >> this is a dumb way to do it. at the end of the day, brad pitt will be in our debate, i think it's important because it's the first contest. >> a potential clinton-castro ticket. >> whoever the nominee is gets vice-president will be. >> welcome to "roske on politics." legendary iowa senator schuck grassley, how are you doing today? >> pretty good, except it's raining and we can't be in the cornfield. other than that we're just about done with the corn harvest anyway. >> how many years have you served in the it's senate. >> this i my 35th year. >> i saw you -- you run now. >> i jog from my home to the dome, on my birthday every year. that's six and a tenth miles, and normally through the rest of the. >> four times a week, i run three miles each day. >> which is much more than i do. so god bless you. >>